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It’s my birthday! I’m gonna go eat sushi with my dad, go caroling with old choir friends, and then privately celebrate 7 months off antidepressants for the first time in 7 years! Also take a moment to grieve, since it will be 6 months since my dog passed
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Anonymous 2w

Happy birthdayyyyy, can I ask how you got off your meds?

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Anonymous 2w

happy birthday!

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Anonymous 2w

Happy birthday! I hope you have a great time, and I’m sorry about your dog ❤️

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Anonymous 2w

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOPE ITS AS AMAZING AS YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT!!

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Anonymous 2w

happy birthday and i am sorry for your loss 💟

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Anonymous 2w

Have a blast, enjoy your day 🫶🏾🙌🏾🎉💖💫

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Anonymous 2w

Holy shit guys, came back to this completely not expecting the insane amount of love and support from everyone ❤️❤️ thank you all for the birthday wishes and kindness!!

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Anonymous 2w

This was my dog, Boone, on his birthday a month and a half before he passed at age 17. I wouldn’t be alive today without him, so I’m sending extra love and gratitude to him for giving me the motivation to start antidepressants 7 years ago, and then the motivation to get to where I am now, 7 months free🩷

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 2w

I kinda just went for it (I did let my psychiatrist know tho), I weaned off of the dosage and then just kept in touch with how I was feeling in case I needed to go back on. It was rough, especially when my dog passed a month later, but I’ve been doing better than I ever thought I would!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

Why though? Like did you get your depression figured out beforehand or did it help you figure it out or win

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 2w

I mean you can’t really know how you’ll do off of them, but I’d been working hard on my mental health and building a life that brought me joy while also building the tools to support myself and take care of my mental health. I’m a student, so I knew it would be a good time to test the waters once the term was ending and I’d be in summer break with fewer stressors. I’d been feeling a lot better than I had been previously, and I was recognizing a general trend of better mood and coping, which ;1/2

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

is what made me first think I would like to go off them for a trial run

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